Originally Posted by
Patrick Whitehorn
Derek,
I don't know a needlework table from a normal table, but what about changing it up a bit? Don't do the drawers, but do it as a toolbox-cum-table. That is, hinge the top and have the storage inside, perhaps using trays like those in a traditional wooden toolbox. that way the table looks like a table, but has lift-out trays to hold what your wife requires for needlework; they can be set on the top to be used as needed and then stored inside when the table top is required for side/end table use.
Okay, but what do you do with the three magazines, coffee cup (tea cup? G&T?) and plate of cookies (biscuits? cucumber sandwiches?) sitting on the lid?????
Fair winds and following seas,
Jim Waldron